No other student-athlete at Morris Community High School can claim what Jason Matteson can — that he has advanced to IHSA state in football and basketball.

Matteson was part of the Redskins' Class 5A football state runner-up in the fall. He also advanced to the state final tournament in the Class 3A three-point showdown in 2012 — a feat which he has the chance to repeat beginning at the upcoming Herscher Regional.

Matteson and the Redskins have more immediate concerns. They will host La Salle-Peru for just their fourth home game of the season, and their second since Dec. 18, tonight. Matteson enters that gave averaging 5.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 13 games, all starts, for the season. Before practice earlier this week, he sat down with the Morris Daily Herald.